davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1887-12-11
Notice.

Whatever else YOU may de between
now and Christmas be sure and see our
beautiful novelties before buying any gifts
for your friends or relations. Mind you,
We do not say buy of us, we merely say
see our attractions before you buy, and
then do as you choose about the place you
purchase. OF course we have our own
ideas about what the result will be after
you have carefully inspected our varied
line of appropriate aud pleasing gifts; but
that need not in any way influence your
choice. We are showing our attractions
to all, with the understanding that we
wish no one to purchase unless we make
1t to their best interests to do SO.
GEO. j. Holt.
, 1887-12-11
Damaged Goods For Sale.

My stock of goods damaged by the late
nre l will offer for sale on Friday Dec
9Th for prices to suit the customers. Look
out for good bargains. l.. LOEB.
, 1887-12-11

The members of the Pioneer Associa.
ton are requested to meet at the city hall
at O'Clock this Sunday afternoon, to
attend the funeral of the late John Eames.
Secy. Pres.
, 1887-12-11

II you anticipate buying a silk or satin
dress call at S.. Kellner's, for you can buy
n there for a great deal less than the
wholesale cost, as the stock will be closed
out very soon.
, 1887-12-11

Mast has the largest assortment Of
chlldren's books in the city which he is
selling at cost.
, 1887-12-11

Silk handkerchiefs and muf1ers are the
very thing for Christmas presents. | have
an elegant line of them. |. Greentree.
, 1887-12-11

A new lot of fine caps Just received.
Make you boy a Christmas present. l
Greentree.
, 1887-12-11
Attest:
A. Fl. HoRD, Clerk.

A LEADER representative asked Sheriff
S~harpless what he thought of the report.
II have no complaint to make in rela-
ton to that portion bearing on the Nc
Coy escape said the official, but never
before has a grand jury even insinuated
that the food given the prisoners was not
all that it should be. OF course | am
handicapped just now on account of being
compelled to house territorial convicts,
but the prisoners 10 my charge receive
, 1887-12-11

Poets in full calf, full gilt, for 50. so at
MASKS.
, 1887-12-11

A new line of scarfs Just in, especially
for the holiday trade. /. Greentree.
, 1887-12-11
MNdren's cI0aks at en-
Sf'enaefy tOaU prices. Myers

For hne watch repairing,
DAVID MILLER, Idelman block.
, 1887-12-11

lives & historical Dept; Ch,venoe. vvo
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27
es.,inr rren MIth Canada.

Washington Special.-Tliere can be no
longer any doubt as to the position OF the
two houses on the subject OF the fisheries.
The house AMI senate committees on for
eign faiss have made to their respective
houaas reports which look to non-inter-
coursa with Canada in the event that the
present policy OF the dominion gov
ernmcnt In regard to American fishermen
shalt be continued. The language OF the
resolution presented by Mr.. German is no
less emphatic and will not be considered
hy the Canadian government as less Often
give than the striking language OF the report
OF the house committee on foreign affairs.
The latter makes the direct charge that
Canada is aetuated by selfish m olives and
has adopted her present policy Tor the
avowed purpose OF coereing the United
States into a customs policy which is not
approved by the majority in congress.
There was very sharp division OF opin-
ion upon the party lines at the last ses-
sicn OF congress on the subject OF the fish
cries, and the New England element in con.
gress was charged with being somewhat ag.
gressive, but IRON the beginning OF this scs-
sion there has been marked change in the
public uterances OF members OF the admin
stration, and now the two parties seem
10 occupy common ground in their agrees
siye position toward the dominion.
he recent letter Of Secretary Man
ming on the fisheries has been crit
icised in some quarters as GER
tainly not the language of diplomacy, but
there is good reason for stating that while
the secretary ofs.ate could not have adopt.
ed so vigorous language In eommunica-
tons which be might make to friendly
foreign countries, Mr.. Manning's letter was
not given to the public without the full APP.
proyal both OF the president and OF the
secretary OF state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27
LICK TELESCOPE.
The Delicate Grinding Required fol
the Great Lens of the
Instrument

the Great Lens OF the
Instrument
There is something almost romantic
in the design and construction of the
monster Lick telescope. Being the
greatest work ever undertaken, pres
enting difficulties that had never be,
fore been encountered; inviting and
suffering drawbacks and disasters thai
seemed to be sufficient 20 stagger the
most persistent and painstaking skill:
watched from day to day by a whole
world of anxious observers; lowered
over and caressed by the united wis,
dom of generation-the lens has
come into the world with its great
cyclopean eye ready to pierce the mvs.
teries of the heavens Captain Thomas
Fraser. superintendent of the observa.
tory, furnishes some hitherto unpub.
lished and highly interesting informa-
ton concerning the grinding of the
crown-glass lens, and the plan adopted
for transporting it from Cambridge.
port, Mass, to San Jose. On the sub,
iect of the grinding, he says that the
closest measurement at command was
the ITO. 000th part of an inch; but on
grinding the great lens it was discov.
cred that even this infnitesimal frac.
ton was two large. A still finer meas,
usement was required in reducing the
lens in numberless places to a thick
ness Gtself unequal) that would exact
ly concentrate parallel rays of light
filling circle three feet in diameter to
a point little larger than a pin. In
order to reduce the fine measurement
already at command, the following in
genious arrangement was employed by
ALVIN Clark & Sons, makers of the lens:
A gas jet was placed before a mirror.
which sent the rays of light through
the telescope to the great lens, thus
magnifying the rays. The magnified
light, passing through the great lens
was still further immensely magnified,
and after having passed through this
lens, it was observed through second
telescope and thus further magnifled
In this way the least failure of the
great lens to concentrate perfectly
was detected, and there was also deter
minde the amount of glass in it, at any
given point, that had to be ground of
in order 10 secure a perfect focus,
Thus measurement of the 1000. 000th
part of an inch was secured. 1t took
very little grinding to remove so small
a thickness of glass from a given
point, gentle rubbing with the thumb
being sufficient, as the glass is softer
than common window glass. --Bostor
Transcript
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27
The New Minnesota senator.
LIber.l n AM rhipr,,

The following appeared in the Pioneer
Press OF recent date:
OF all the great trunk ,soads that have
extended their lines into the Northwest,
none have shown greater liberality than
the Chicago, Burlington 4 Northern.
Starting out with the evident inten-
zion of having one Of the best roads
in the country, they have Kept
this object in view all the time, and they
have spared no expense to make the Bur
ington Route from the Northwest" the
most popular OF all the various competing
lines. Feeling that all they had to do
was to get people to go over their
lines once, in order to have them
use it the ne,tt time. they have
spent money literally In advertising the
merits OF the road, carrying it to an
extent that no other railroad company
ever DID before, as tn e full page they &C.
rupied IN a recent issue OF the Pioneer
Press amply testifies. Although only
opened for traffic as late as last November,
the Burlington has since the first, had its
full share OF patronage. This no doubt is
due to the first class manner with which
they look out for the comfort and conven-
fence OF passengers and the easy grades
that make such smooth riding possible
even when the fastest time is being made.
All who were on the first train that was
run over the road, which made the fastest
time on record between here end Chicago,
wondered at the lack OF ioiting and absence
OF any roughness in the motion ofthe cars.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27
The inaugural message otGoy. Am,

The inaugural message otGov. Ames
OF Massachusetts though a model oil
breyity, occupying only two columns,
abounds in recommendations for the
state. The cid puritanical Sunday
laws, which every executive officer feels
at liberty to dispense with, wholly OF
partly at his discretion, the governor
thinks should be revised so as to per.
init acts which in the present state Of
society are generally approved as
practically necessary, with due regard
to the quiet and sanctity OF the Sab.
bath. Every reasonable person must
eoncede that IL is better to have such
laws as will be cheerfully observed by
the great body OF the people, and can
be uniformly enforced with the sup.
port OF public opinion, than to retain
on the statute book laws whose en-.
forcement large part OF the commu.
nifty would regard as intolerable. We
ought to have in this respect, as in
others, "a government OF laws and
not of men," The comforting OF mu.
nicipal suffrage upon women is earn.
sstly recommended as a measure OIL
simple justice.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27
senator iIiseeek Of Nem York.

Frank Hiscock, OF Syracuse, n. Y, now
member OF the House, was nominated for
United States Senate by the republicans in
place OF Warner Miller. Mr.. Hiscockowes
his election to tine Morton men, who, when
they found that Miller WAS rapidly Creep
ing up went over 20 Hiscock in a body.
There were eighteen ballots. the last
standing. Hiscoek so, Miller 43. Frank
Hiscock OF Syracuse was born at Pompey,
\. y, Sept. 6, 1884. After receiving an
academic education, be studied law and
was admitted to the bar in 1855,
and began practicing law at Tully,
New York. He served as district attor-
ney of 0nondaga county from 1860 to
1868 On June 4, 1867, a constitutional
convention nIet in the assembly chamber
at Albany. l.. II. Hiscoek, distinguish
ed lawyer and brother OF Frank, was del
egate. On the same day he was met at STAN
wix hall by one Cole, who had domes-
tic grievance to avenge upon him and was
shot dead. The news created great excite
nlent and bitterness at Syracuse. In the
first flush OF the hot feeling and for lack OF
more vigorous means OF manifesting il, the
constituents OF the murdered man at once
elected his brother Frank as his substitute
in the convention, and gave him his second
step upward in the world. After this Mr..
Hiscock was not prominent in political at.
iairs till the Liberal movement OF 1872, in
which he took an active part. In 1874 he
was an applicant for the Republican nomi-
nation for congress, but was not successful.
Two years after he tried again. and sue
feeded. Since then he has served continu-
ally in congress, representing the Twenty
9th New York district. Mr.. Hiscock has
frequently been mentioned as Republican
candidate for governor, senator, ETC., but
has never held an office except those of dis.
trict attorney and congressman.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27

The palatiai home OF Prof. Alexan
der Graham Bell, the inventor OIL
the telephone, was burned in Wash
ington while the professor was absent
The reporters gave a lurid account o
the event, and say that when Mrs
Bell discovered the fire she exclaimed
"Oniy save the books and let every
thing else CO." They did not learn I'M
til ''the terrible next morning that
Mrs. Bell is deaf mute and that evel
since he became wealthy Prof. Bell has
been spending money lavishly to max,
his wife talk. Reportorial gush re
ceived setback, but it viii come te
the front again when required Il
embelish very commonplace occur
yences.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27

Veal Suet Pudding Baked or Boiled
Chop one-half pound of veal suet,
put it into quart of rich milk. set it
upon the fire, and. when pretty hot,
pour il upon eight ounces of bread
crumbs, and sugar to your taste; add
one-half pound of currants, washed and
dried, and three well beaten eggs; put
it into Toured cloth or buttered dish,
and either boil or bake it in an hour.
Boiled Onions-Peel the onions stand
ing over the fire, or throw them into
boiling water, as this will prevent their
hurting the eyes. Put them into plen-
ty of well-salted boiling water, and let
them boil gently for an hour and half
or two hours. or until SO tender that
they would easily mash up. Drain them
and serve either plain, in gravy, or
tossed in a little butter in stewpan
over the fire
Fr;eo Uhicken-Cut the. chicken I'D
carefully, sever.ng each joint; salt and
pepper and roll in -four; have three or
four tablespoonfuls of hot butter or lard
in the frying pan, put in the chicken.
cover tightly and fry slowly for one
hour or longer. being careful to turn it
when the under side becomes rich
brown; five minutes before taking from
the stove add one-fourth pint hot water,
cover tightly ami let steam, take upon
hot platter, and make gravy as for 9TH
er meat.
Boston Plum Pudding-One loaf of
bakers bread, cat in thin slices and but.
tered; butter the pan well; pnt layer
Of bread and of raisins, little CHINA
mon, nutmeg and sugar; then layer
of buttered bread, and continue until
the pan is full; put milk enough around
It to soak it one night; cover it with a
plate to keep it down; before putting
it into the oven, beat into it from three
to seven eggs, according to the size of
the pudding, and add milk enough to
have it moist, but not to have it run
over In the oven; add also little wine
or brandy. Serve with brandy sauce.
beef fritters are good for breakfast
chop pieces of steak or cold roast bee,
very fine. Make batter of milk, fiou
and an egg. and mix the meat with it
Put a lump of butter into a saucepan.
let 1t melt, then drop the batter into il
from large spoon. Fry until brown,
season with pepper and salt and a little
parsley.
Drop Ginger ,rookies-One cun each
Oh molasses and sour cream, one-balf
cup Oh sugar. one egg. one teaspoonful
each OF soda, ginger aud cinnamon. and
three heaping cups of flour. Drop in
spooniuls Oh the dripping pan. Bake
quick.
Potato Balls-To each pint of finely
mashed or grated potato add one-haif
teacup OF butter whites of two eggs:
make INTO small balls, after adding salt
TO taste. Dip each ball into sweat
cream. and then roll in cracker dust.
fiaee IN well buttered baking pan
and bake until balls are 4 delicsts
brown. ee
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27

The Philadelphia Press says: 1.-THE
annual reviews published by the pa
pers in thecities of the West repeat the
familiar story of uninterrupted pro-
gross in that neighborhood. This is
particularly true of that Gordon ofcit.
ies~Shieh st..aes from the lower
valley OF the Missouri river to the up
per watersof the Mississippi. Mime
apolis, st. Paul and Duluth have all
shared in the wonderful growth. This
is significant evidence that the West
has recovered more rapidly than the
East from the business depression and
is already reaping the fruit of a new
era of prosperity"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27
LATE TELEGRPHIC ITEMS.


Prof. Edward L. Youmans. the distin.
guished writer and lecturer on scientific
subjects, died in New York on the 18th.
lie was n brother OF Hon. Earle s. YOU
mans OF Winona. Mimi, and was born 10
Ioesmans. n, Y, June 3, 1921. Heachiey-
ed his fame as q writer on scientific sub
jects by bringing into popularity, to !,
larger extent than any other American,
the theories and teachings OF Oar
win, Spencer and the other exponents OF
the school OF evolution. He accepted the
chair OF chemistry at Antioch college in
1856. About this time he issued his we'll
known .Class Book of Chemistry" and
later on Alcohol and the Constitution OF
Man, The Chemical Atlas" "The Hand
book Of Household Science, = 1.-THE Core
latieu and Conservation OF Forces" and the
Culture Demanded by Modern Liie.'' In
1S72ic established the Popular Science
Monthly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27

The Massachusetts, Supreme Court
affirms the decision oftbelower courts
that a sleeping car company is liable
to passenger for any loss he sustains
by robbery while occupying berth in
zone OF the company's cars. at is the
company's duty" the court says, "to
use reasonable means to guard the
passenger against theft; and if through
want of care the personal effects OF a
passenger, such as he might reasonably
carry with him, are stolen. the com
palny is liable. Such a rule isrequired
by pColic policy and by the interests
of both the passenger and the COM
panyn
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27
Three Odd Names.

David Kerr in Harper's Magazine.
Curious, isn't it, that We shoul3
all meet in this way, going to differs
places, and all three belonging 70 dH
ferent countries?"
1t was curious, undoubtedly.
three hungry guests who were CON
justice to thegood cheer OF the blasS
Lion were a Londoner on his SUNNI
holiday, a Scotchman from the mou<
of the Clyde and an American ton
Isl; from New England taking
hasty run to Europe and back. IN
bad encountered one another IN TO
OF the snug little wayside inn, 81
point where several roads met, and .
agreed to dine together in honor o.
coincidence.
The dinner lasted a good while,
all three had walked far that mo-
ing. But nothing can last forever,
cept a lawsuit ora serial which is p
for by the sheet, and at length
heroes showed signs OF having
enough.
"Well," said the American, casti
a glance through the open window
the western sun, 81 don't know q
you feel, gentlemen, but it seems TO
that it's just about time to be Ste
ing again"
And before we CO." suggested
Engllshman, "let's toss up for
shall pay for the dinner"
"Aweel," remarked the canny SEQ.
I'm thinkin' the best way wad De Z
each man to pay his ain share.
No; I'll tell you how we'll do
interposed the Yankee. Eve hNvs1
told each other our names yet.
whichever of US has got the oide=
name shall go free, and the other
shall have the score between 'eni.
Done" cried his two company
with one voice, and the Englishm
thrusting his hand into his poe
produced, with a confident smlle
card inscribed Richard Eve. "
my names as old as humanity
self, anyhow" said he.
"Ay; but before Eve there
Adam. We ken," observed the gen
man from Clydesdaie, with
chuclsle, as he displayed the mans
adam McTaggart. ''Can We q
that freend?" added he turning to
New Englander.
Seems to me can" replied the
moved Yankee, '.for my name u
Oldest in the world"
And so it was; for the card that
threw upon the table-at which
two Others gazed with stare
blank bewildeiment that gradua
broadened into a hearty LAUGH
the name OF "Mr. B. Ginning.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27

The bin to regulate the electoral
count is still in the hands OF the CON
ference committee OF the senate and
the house. but it is delayed only for
the purpose OF making its provisions
even more explicit and there is no
question OF its passage. The en-
deavor OF the conference COMMITTEES is
to give the states in terms that can
not be misunderstood full power over
the return of their severai electoral
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27

New York papers are now delivered
in Philadelphia. Baltimore and Wash
ington before breakfast on the morn
ing OF publication, and penetrate into
the far south from three hours to a
whole day ahsad of the regular mails.
Washington newspapers have never
been very successful, and under such
composition as they experience at
present, viii be still less so than ever.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27

Boiled Onions--Peel the onions stand
ing over the fire, or throw them into
boiling water, as this viii prevent their
hurting the ewes. Put them into plen-
ty OF well -salted boiling water. and let
them boil gently for an hour and half
or two hours, or until so tender that
they would easily mash up. Drain them
and serve either plain, in gravy, or
tossed in little butter in a stewpan
over the fire.
Fried Chicken-Cut the chicken nm
carefully, severing each joint; salt and
pepper and roll in -four; have three or
four tablespoonful of hot butter or lard
IN the frying pan, put in the chicken.
cover tightly and fry slowly for one
hour or longer, being careful to turn IL
when the under side becomes q rich
brown; i've minutes before taking from
the stove add one-fonrth pint hot water
cover tightly and let steam. take upon
not platter. and make gravy az for 9TH
er meat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27

Not a single Philadelphia paper
printed the annual message of tn,
governor OF Pennsylvania this year
1t was altogether toolong. Why can
not public officials learn the art o
condensation There are very few
people who viii deliberately sit aowr
to read dozen or twenty columns O
fine type. that might with REASONABLE,
skill, be reduced two-thirds. Diffusiye
ness is altogether too commonin pub
lie men, and it is an evil that should
be corrected.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27
The controversy between the king

The controversy between the king
and people of Denmark furnishes one o.
the most interesting OF current stud
les of constitutional government in
Europe, though little attention has
been called to it in other countries.
For twelve years now. King Christian
has been stubbornly insisting upon
keeping in power a ministry repugnant
TO the people. and bitterly opposed
by large majority in the popu-
lar branch OF the parliament.
He has met criticism only by
more dogged insistence upon hav-
ing his own way, and by dissolving
the Folkething; while the people reg
ularly reply by sendingback larger and
even more antagonistic majorities.
And for the last four years the Folke.
thing has refused to pass any Govern
ment bill whatever, save the annual
budget. This condition OF things can.
not long continue. OF course, and the
ultimate defeat OF the King is newt.
able The feeling. indeed. has increAs.
ed 60 bitterness that more than
onoe already has threatened to drive
ChrIstIan from his throne,
,edents
il be acc
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27

"The man who viii make it ruIet
walk five miles every day viii live to
a strong and wholesome old age, Says
an English writer. He speaks the
old, familiar truth that outdoor ex-
ercise makes the strong stronger and
the SIGH well.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-27

Sir Thomas May, who was wealthy
sugar planter in Louisiana before the
war and a Unionist during the war, is
dead in London. He was an ardent
supporter of Secretary Chase for the
Presidency in 1853. in whose interest
he started the New Orleans Times.